Tool for holding hoes while sharpening the same



H. E. WIGGS. TOOLFOR HOLDING HOES WHILE SHARPENING THE SAME.

APPLICATION FILED OCT 7,.1919.

Patented Aug. 10, 1920.

j INVENTOR 4 ZZZ UNITED STATES v PATENT QFFICE.

HARRY E. wrees, or MANNIORD, OKLAHOMA;

TOOL 'FOR HOLDING I-IOIES NHILE SHARPENING THE SAME.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HARRY E. ises, a citizen of the United States, and a resident of Mannford, in the county of Greek and State of Oklahoma, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Tools for Holding Hoes lVhile Sharpening the Same; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

My invention relates to an improvement in a portable tool for holding a hoe while the latter is being sharpened and it consists in a holder adjustably secured to a support and adapted to receive and support the rear edge of a hoe blade at both sides of the handle.

In the accompanying drawings Figure l is a view in perspective of my improvement, and Fig. 2 is a side view of the same.

1 represents a plate like base rectangular in shape and provided with holes for the passage of screws for securing it to a blocl of wood, and 2 is a post integral with or secured centrally to the upper face of said block and terminating at its upper end in a half bearing 3. The hoe blade holder 4 is Y-shape, the side members of the bifurcated part being preferably curved in horse-shoe form so as to provide ample space between the side members for the hoe shank and handle. The lower end of the holder l terminates in a half bearing 5, which when secured to half bearing 3 on the post 2 by a screw carrying a thumb nut 6, forms a hinged joint which permits the holder to be adjusted to any angle to suit the hoe being sharpened. The screw passes through the half bearings 3 and 5, with its head against the outer face of one of them and the thumb nut on the screw bears against the outer face of the other half bearing, so that when the nut is turned to tighten the parts, the two flat faces of half bearings 3 and 5 are drawn into solid contact and are so held by friction. If desired these meeting faces of the bearing sections 3 and 5 may be serrated 0r roughened so as to interlock and provide a positive lock for the joint.

The free ends of the two members 7 of the holder are slotted at the top to receive the rear edge of a hoe blade, which rests solidly on the bottoms of the slots 8 and is locked therein by the set screws 9 mounted v s pecificationof Letters Patent. Patented-.A 10 1920 A pplication filed October 7, 1919. Serial No.

in holder at one side of the slot and adapted to bear at their free ends against the blade. lVith this construction the shank and handle of the hoe rest within the bifurcated portion of the holder with the cutting edge of the blade uppermost and in a position where it can be readily sharpened by a file or other hand operated sharpening tool. With this arrangement after the blade has been secured in the holder, the latter can be adjusted to permit the free end of the handle of the hoe to rest on the ground, or on a bench or other support and thus assist in supporting the holder in an upright position and permitting one to use a small and light block to which the base 1 is secured.

It is a difficult matter to sharpen a hoe on a grind stone as the handle makes it awkward to hold and manipulate. Again hoes need to be sharpened often and it is necessary for the farmer to have a tool handy and as the grinding or sharpening tools now in use are too cumbersome to carry around, many farmers and gardeners support the hoe on a stump or between their knees and sharpen it with a file. My device is portable and can be carried around the field and set on the ground at any point as the base block and handle of the hoe form a solid support for the hoe while the latter is being sharpened.

Having fully described my invention what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters-Patent, is

1. A tool for holding a hoe while being sharpened consisting of a base and an integral Y-shaped holder adjustably secured to the base, the upper free ends of the two side members of the holder being separated sufiiciently to receive the hoe shank between them and the two upper free ends of said side members being slotted to receive the rear edge of the hoe blade and clamping screws for locking the blade to the holder and a screw bolt and nut for locking the holder in its adjusted position to the base.

2. A tool for holding a hoe while being sharpened consisting of a base plate, a post thereon, an integral Y-shaped holder adj ustably secured to the post whereby the holder may be adjusted to permit the end of the handle of the hoe to rest on the ground or other support while the blade is being supported by the holder, the upper free ends of the side members of the holder being separated as shown for the entrance of the shank of the hoe handle'between them, and ln testilnony whereof I have signed this the free ends of said side members being specification inthe presence of two subscrib- 10 slotlted to receive the rear edge of the blade 'ing Witnesses. anc support the latter in position to be V i N sharpened, clamping screws for lecking'the HARBl WVIGGb' blade to the holder, and a screw boltfand WVitnesses;

nut for locking the holder inits adjusted V JCOMSTOCK,

position to the post. r A.L. ACKLEY. 

